Limping on Water

Phil Beuth spent his entire broadcasting career with one company. As the first employee of a fledgling media startup in 1955, Phil worked his way up over a 40-year span, as Capital Cities grew to become one of America's most influential and successful media companies. Limping on Water is a Dickensian rags-to-riches tale of a disadvantaged boy from Staten Island who became a top executive at one of America's most respected and successful media companies, Capital Cities Communications; The minnow that swallowed the whale. Born into humble beginnings in 1932, Beuth was destined for greatness.